Railway construction.



PATBNTED OCT. 25 1904.

- w. TERRELL. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

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PATENT OEErcE.

RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 773,042, dated October25, 1904. Application filed May 28, 1904. Serial No. 210,277. (Nomodel.)

To (all whom, it nuty concern..-

Be it known that I, WALES TERRELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ansonia,

in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have inventedcertain new and use-- at the place of manufacture and adjusted so thatbut little difficulty will be experienced in adjusting them whenbuilding or repairing a railway; and the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and com-' binatlon and arrangements ofparts, as hereln described, more particularly pointed out in the claims.and as illustrated in the accom-- panying drawings, in which. I

Flgure 1 1s a perspective view of one member of a railway-seat embodyingmy invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section thereof, and Fig. 3is a perspective view of a modified form of 'my invention.

I take a metal plate A of suitable size and thickness to hold up a carand fasten said plate to the base-plate B. Said rail-plate may be ofwrought or cast metal. In Figs. 1 and 2 the plate is represented as ofcast metal, having a raised portion A, on which rests the rail C, andhaving also the integral fasteninglugs D, provided with the extensionsD, forming between the raised portion A and said extension a seat inwhich the foot of the rail is adapted to snugly fit. Said raisedportionis also provided with a hollow or open space about midway thereof, inwhich is located the head E of the tie-rod D, by means of which tie-rodthe distance between the rails of the trackway maybe adjusted, as willbe understood. r

In the modification shown in Fig. 3 the railplate A is preferably'ofwrought metal and, as shown, is fastened by rivets or otherwise to thebed-plate B. To form a seat for the rail of the track and rigidly andfirmly hold said rail in proper position, I employ two lugs G, one oneach side of the rail and adapted to fit snugly over the foot thereof.Said lugs are formed by slitting the rail-plate and striking up the lugportion from the plane of the plate, thus forming a perfect clamp forthe foot of the rail. This lug will be struck from under both sides ofthe rail-seat at the base or foot of the rail at each end of therailplate. In case the rail-plate is made of cast metal these flanges orlugs would be cast integral with the plate. 1

The tie-bars H are metallic bars of suitable size securely fastened tothe bed-plate, as shown, and connected in the middle of the trackway totheir complementary bars extending inward from the other track or railof the trackway, the meeting ends of the tie-bars being connected bybolts or otherwise.

In some instances the bed-plate B may be omitted entirely and the plateAonly be used, in which case said plate will be made of suitable size,according to the circumstances. The tie-bars would then be attached tosaid plate, or said tie-bars may be integral with the plate.

These and other modifications I consider within the scope of my claimsand will be covered thereby.

It will be understood that these chairs are made in pairs, and when therails are in posi tion they should be blocked up, say, four or fiveinches, more or less, and in putting the chairs in position they will beturned at right angles to the rails and put under the rail, but

not in the position they will assume when located properly. The chairisplaced at an angle to the'direction-of the rail, and when locatedunder the rail in this positionsay at right angles theretothe chairs aregiven a half-turn, thus causing the lugs or flanges on the chair orplate to pass over the" foot of the rail, and then by securing thetie-bars to the chairs or plates, if they are not integral therewith,the rails will be securely locked after the said tie-bars have beenproperly connected in the middle of the track, thus providing a solidand rigid lock with no parts to get loose or rattle. I It will be seenthat my invention will provide a rigid and permanent road-bed which maybe assembled with ease and rapidity and which will serve its function inan efficient and practical manner and that the life of my constructionwill be very long, as there will be little wear or deterioration in aconstruction such as disclosed herein. To further preserve the elements,I may immerse the chairs in a tank of tar to preserve the life of thetie for an indefinite number of years.

I claim 1. The improvement in railway construction herein described,consisting of the bedplates, the foundation or base plate mountedthereon and having a rail-supporting surface, ribs formed on each sideof said supportingsurface and near the ends thereof, and engagingtongues formed on said ribs for engaging the foot of the rail and atie-rod having one end connected to the base-plate and the other endadjustably connected to the opposite tie-rod.

2. The improvement in railway construction herein described, consistingof the bedplate, the base-plate mounted thereon and having therail-supporting surface and provided with locking-tongues on each sidethereof, the tie-rod fitting in said plate and having a head resting inthe hollow portion of the rail-supporting portion of said plate, and theadjustable connection for the outer ends of the tierods.

3. The improvement in railway construction herein described consistingof the bedplate, the plate secured thereto and made hollow, the ribsformed on each side of said hollow portion and provided with tongues forengaging the foot of the rail and the adjustable connections betweensaid base-plates.

4. The improvement in railway construction herein described, consistingof a. plate having a railsup porting surface and provided with flangesformed by struck-up portions from said plate at each side of the foot ofthe rail, and a tie-rod having one end connected rigidly to thebase-plate and the other end adjustably secured, substantially asdescrilml.

tion consisting of a base-plate, a rail-plate rigidly mounted thereonhaving a rail-supporting surface and provided with tongues or flangesstruck up from said plate, and tic-rods extending inwardly from saidrail-plate, and provided with means for adjusting said tierods withreference to the base-plate, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

\VA LES TEE RE LL.

Vitnesses:

MABEL E. BARNETT, GEORGE H. ENNIS.

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